Katie hummed as she waited for her bag to come around. She was wearing a thin long sleeved top, a light and airy gypsy style skirt and flats. Her hair was tied up in a low ponytail. Cherry was also there, she wore a short-sleeved hooded jacket, which was actually a swimsuit cover up, and it was white with blue stripes and she had blue Capri pants to match it, her hair was in a ponytail too, for if she wore her hair down, it would frizz out, get greasy, and leave her with a hairy situation of a mess.

"This is going to be great... My first proper job." Katie smiled. They were going to help some people with the project on the rainforest. She planned on counting how many trees they had to take down and planned to plant some more in a different place to make up for it.

"Yeah..." Cherry smiled, she was going to be with Katie during it. "Um... Do you know how hot this place is?" she then pouted, not being too keen on the heat.

"It's going to be hot... So we better get as much air con time while we wait for our bags while we can." Katie smiled.

"Yeah..." Cherry agreed to that, she then quickly embraced as much coolness as she could while she was still here and they would leave to Australia.

Katie chuckled. "Silly Nee-bear." she smiled.

Cherry simply stuck her tongue out. "Oh, go eat a poison cookie..." she told her, not in a literal sense, just joking around due to how sisterly the two were with each other.

"Point me in the right direction?" Katie winked, playing along.

"I think I saw exploding pies over there." Cherry giggled and looked to a little bakery shop where most people were getting donuts or cupcakes for their flights.

"Ooh~ there are our bags." Katie smiled.

Cherry stuck her tongue out again. "Why does this always have to take so long?" she couldn't help but moan a little, but she went with Katie to collect their things before going outside.

Katie chuckled. "Because time is mean like that." she said.

"Tell me about it, when the sixth period bell at school takes a million years to ring." Cherry retorted, then grabbed her bag once she spotted it.

Katie picked up her bag. She then walked ahead just by one step, to lead Cherry out of the airport.

"Gaaaugh,... Sun... Ow..." Cherry groaned once they walked outside for the first time.

Katie pulled out two sun hats to help shade them from the sun.

"Thanks..." Cherry felt a little bit better. "Now what do we do?"

"Wait for our ride..." Katie says, looking around.

A pick-up truck came up to the entrance of the airport.

Cherry looked around and noticed the truck that had guys in it. "Looks like we're the only girls..." she commented, not that she had a problem with it before, she often hung around boys more than girls growing up.

Katie chuckled, smiling.

"Katie and Cherry?" One of the guys asked, a young looking lad, with blonde hair.

"Yes, that's us..." Cherry looked to him as she came closer to see their possible new friends, but for now, colleagues.

Katie nodded.

The boy came over and lifted their bags. "I'm Zak and I'm afraid you guys'll have to ride in the back." he says.

"It's not too far, is it?" Cherry asked since she would be in the backseat, at least Katie would be there with her though.

"Not too long." Zak assured and helped them into the back of the pick up.

Katie thanked him, and got settled.

"Thanks." Cherry added as she went to join Katie, she hoped she would adjust to the rainforest and it wouldn't be too much for her. She wasn't exactly an outdoors person.

Zak shut the back so they wouldn't fall out and then got in the driver's seat. Katie put a hand on her hat to keep it on. Cherry looked out the window to do a little sight-seeing until they would reach their final destination. Zak drove carefully. Katie enjoyed the ride in the back of the truck.

"He seems nice..." Cherry said to Katie about Zak, then looked back out the window.

"Yeah, I guess." Katie smiled.

Cherry was of course more quiet of the two of them and just looked out the window until they would get to where they were supposed to be to help the environment, they were also going to be taught a very important lesson about nature. Katie looked around.

Soon Zak pulled up. Cherry felt a little more relaxed once they were stopping.

"Okay, I'll take you to the bosses, then I'll fetch your bags." Zak says.

Katie nodded. "Thanks, Zak." she smiled.

"Yeah... Thanks a lot." Cherry added, though the last part was usually used for sarcasm, she didn't use it for then and really thanked him for the help.

Zak nodded and took them to the bosses. Katie looked around, slightly sad at the list of the trees already, but they had a job to do.

"I never had a real job before..." Cherry said as she traveled for the summer to keep herself busy until her next school year, she only really accepted this one since Katie was going too.

Zak went back for their bags. Katie gave her friend/sister a one armed hug. Cherry smiled and hugged back. Katie smiled. One of the men who looked a bit chubby was eating massively, not even taking small bites or chewing.

Katie looked at the two. "Hi." she says.

One was taller and thinner, also eating a sandwich.

The chubbier man looked over to them. "These the new ones, Zak?" he asked.

"Yeah." Zak says, coming over with the bags.

"I'm Katie, this is Cherry." Katie introduces.

"That's a yummy name." the chubbier man laughed a little from the second girl's name.

"Uh... Thanks..." Cherry glanced at him.

Zak went and put their bags in their tent. The thinner one shook the girls' hands.

Cherry gave a friendly smile, she really hoped this job and trip would be worth it and she would try very hard not to complain about anything because that didn't do anything. She flinched when something hit something outside and she decided to see what it was. She looked around and saw that a bat had been hit and looked a little hurt. "What're you doing out here past your bedtime?" she joked with the flying mammal as bats were nocturnal, but this one was out at day.

"Look around a little, but don't wander far... We start work in half an hour." the thinner one said.

Katie nodded and got changed.

Cherry cooed to the bat and gently got him together. "Good, you didn't damage your wings... Now, umm... Go along..."

The bat seemed grateful of her, then went to fly off to where he was actually headed. Cherry smiled as the bat went off, hoping he wouldn't get hurt again.

"Was the batty bat okay?" Katie asked Cherry.

"He seems to be fine now." Cherry smiled back at her.

"Good," Katie smiled. "Now we can explore for half an hour." she smiled.

"Let's go look around then." Cherry agreed, they should do some looking so they're more familiar with the area.

Katie nodded. She counted how many trees were marked for cutting. She even touched a couple. Cherry looked at the animals, they seemed kind harmless and kind enough, hopefully they wouldn't attack her. There was a very large tree that looked cryptic and ancient, there seemed to be light hissing around it for some reason. Katie tilted her head and went to look at the tree. Cherry went off to see more of the animals while Katie did that.

Katie saw an X on the tree and touched it. Impulsive she knew but she was curious. The hissing seemed to come back and seemed to whisper to Katie as she touched it. Katie tilted her head, trying to listen.

'Hexxus...' a voice whispered.

"Hexxus?" Katie mumbled, looking confused.

'Hexxus..." the voice repeated, no one else seemed to hear it besides her.

Katie realized Cherry was continuing on. So she followed, though wanting to investigate more.

Cherry looked around the animals and could've sworn she saw something glowing and blue flying by.

"Nee-bear?!" Katie called.

"Katie Kat?" Cherry heard her and looked back. "Kat, where are you?"

Katie heard her and came to her. "Here..." she panted softly.

Cherry looked back and went to her friend. "Oh, Katie..." she hugged her right when she saw her. "I guess the animals held me captive." she joked slightly.

Katie hugged her back. "We should maybe go back." she says softly.

"Yeah, before we really get lost." Cherry laughed a little.

Katie laughed a little. The two went back and decided to stick to each other now, but they continued to have a look around before they were back to the main camp.